and people from san francisco wifl view his ability to lead in a kind of credibility he will have. >> and there is a statement released just a short time ago saying i apologize for error in judgment. i feel shame for the disgrace and i says he prays god will bring some good out of this. >> and another public figure found not guilty of a dui charge today and was arrested in march by concord police after officers spotted his car weaving. he failed a field sobriety test and the blood choft found

to be.08. and today a bill eliminating urine tests to determine the level of blood level. law enforcement have long said urine tests are unreliable. >> and a story at 4:00 san jose just arrested a suspected bank robber, sky 7 shows suspects searching the car after stopping it and another armed suspect was arrested earlier this afternoon. this manhunt began when two men robbed a wells fargo branch just after 1:00 this afternoon. and that lock down is over. >> and tropical storm isaac is sliding west as it crosses

into the gulf, moving away from florida. projections have it making land fall tuesday night and this is and could slam new orleanses a two or three storm wednesday thachl would be seven years to the day that hurricane katrina struck there. >> there is nothing this storm is going bring us we do not believe we're prepared to handle. >> isaac following almost the same path. red cross agencies from the bay area have sent 56 volunteers to prepare for possible disaster and there is sandhya patel with the latest. >> and i'll show you live doppler 7 first before getting to the path. you can look and there is a bands of rain beginning to approach z move into the gulf

coast. let me show you the current position. it's packing winds of 70 miles per hour. storm isaac tracking northwest and this is continuing on the path. these are the tracks. there are category one hurricane by 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon as it approaches new orleans. there is weakening to a tropical storm, then a tropical depression. there is a also heavy rain across the area with isolated temperatures. we'll on top of tropical storm isaac. >> and there is republican

national convention delayed a day because of the storm. we're live with what is happening today it doesn't sound like too much. >> no. we're at the side of the republican national convention which did start today. and there is business postponed because of the weather. this convention opened within a matter of minutes. there is nearby st. pete beach it began with a rousing start. meg whitman intro dugsing tomorrow's key note speaker. >> i want 2012 to be a launching point for california and california rinz. >> this popular republican governor urged delegates to

make a difference. >> there is no time to waste this, is our childrens' future. >> in terms of getting out the message in the this is the second republican convention in a row that has been eclipsed by a hurricane threat. >> in st. paul we had to dot same thing for a different reason. i hope that not repeated. >> and pete wilson told me there may be more postponements but romney's convention will go on. >> the message i think is going to get out. i think he's going to win. >> there is i don't care if we get blown in by a hurricane or tornado. there is going to be an earthquake in washington next january. >> congressman darrell issa dismissed this issue. >> everyone is very concerned about people who bhit lose

their homes. i know he'll be excited to shairt vision for the country. >> mitt romney cited whitman as a model of the kind of person he would like to have in his cabinet. >> i'm flattered but no. i'm going to stay at hooup hooup. i fine -- hewlett-packard. so i'll be at hp. >> whitman and delegates say the hurricane may dampen the convention. >> and there are a lot of ning that's may happen between now and november. i don't think the storm will be one of them. >> they says she's not the person who will pick florida during hurricane season. mitt romney needs florida and there is where so many elections have been won or lost.

>> and we'll continue to cover the convention this week. ask then heading to charlotte north carolina next week. and we can find streaming video from the republican convention on our web site. >> there is a renewed effort in oakland to crack down on crime by training neighbors. there is a a particularly violent weekend. three children struck by gunfire and a 21-year-old woman was killed. >> there are about an hour, 45 people are going to be collecting their diplomas. it's interesting it's going on here and this weekend one of

the shootings involving a victim, a child happened just blocks from here. >> this front wall is riddled with dozens of bullet holes, fleece say the little girl has been release frtd hospital. for people in had this neighborhood there is a concern that a child was a victim but shooting itself doesn't seem a surprise. >> it said kids are getting involved and it's sad we live in this world. and this is what it is. keep your kids close to you. >> a 7-year-old boy was grazed by gunfire and a 46-year-old man was killed. saturday night a 14-year-old wounded and a 21-year-old woman killed in this apartment complex. two deaths add to a spike in homicide. 77 in the sthi year. six more than this point last year. the mayor addressed the weekend violence. >> this is clear they have no

respect for their community and are shooting so randomly that they're getting innocent kids. >> no avests have been made. police are hoping for kids that might help end investigations the mayor continued to push community engagement initiatives. >> you know this year there are 605 national night outs pechl have become more involve sod a lot of people in this academy are in neighborhood crime watch groups and that is showing their continuing to organize. >> the aim owe to give people a look at police work and encourage to work with officers. >> and chief is going help pass out diplomas and going to

be answering questions about the recent spike in gun violence and how the department is continuing to try to get a grasp on this problem. and he mentioned police chief, we're learning about a new job for former chief anthony bats. baltimore mayor convinced he's being named police commissioner of baltimore. he resigned from oakland police force last year after clashing with mayor jean kwan, complaining about having to fight a lot of bureaucracy just trying to get his job done. he's moved on to baltimore now. >> coming up a development for the petaluma little league mom had to quit her job to wch her son play. and she has had to make yet nornl sacrifice. >> and royal treatment the team returned as they returned. >> and michael finney looks at rental car merger could drive

up the cost of your next vacation get away. >> stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues right after this. or

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. residences didn't get all of the answers they'd hoped for today. representatives from four separate government agencies outlined what they've learn sofd about the disaster. and there is most information technical in nature and did not cover what most wanted to hear as the fire ranged three weeks ago, tonight. >> i'm hoping to hear that they're really were damaging part cells in that smoke because it came over my house. and i still have a sore float and nose problems and my eyes are both sistering me three weeks later. >> those taending are upset not a single member of the

city council showed up. officials say their investigation will take time. so far interviewing 70 employees and received 20,000 pages of documents from this company. >> and there is going to be a food fight when voter goes to polls this november. >> michael finney is here now with that story and the rest of the news for us. >> that is a good way of putting this. it's will be. the saying is that you are what you eat. in california you may know what you are by what you're eating if proposition 37 passes this fall. it would require new food labels on products that are g.e.that is engineered and supporters say californians have a right to know what is in their food. opponents say the bill is misleading and this sets up frivolous lawsuits. >> all dairy is excluded. and alcohol is exempt tho though kit be made with

engineered ingredients. under -- there are curious provisions. under prop 37, pet food with meat would require a label. but also, all meat for human consumption is except. >> if approved california will become the first state in the nation to approve such a law. >> and hearts agreed to buy the dollar brands in a deal valued at $2.3 billion. some are none too happy about this, capping a decade of consolidation and brings a number of key players to three, that sounds from nine in order to win approval. and still, the hertz dolla dollar-thrifty company will have more than 10,000 loks world wide. some worried if there is less

competition, prices will go up. >> and a hero's home coming today for petaluma's little league team that came so close to winning the title. >> there is a a lot of smiles around here, dan. and people were smiling at him and offering congrald laigss. this has been quite a run. a hero's welcome back home from family and fans of the team. and the reception at san francisco international airport was just a harbringer of things still to come them got into a sketch hummer with an escort of motorcycles and police cars.

sky 7 following their path. they headed to a place they haven't seen for 27 days. first with a tournament then world series in pennsylvania. >> i was ready to come home. didn't want to leave but ready to come home. and we've been away so long. >> classes were let out so fellow students could give high fives. and that means signing autographs and having pictures taken ice going to be weird. we're not prepared. >> get a load of what is waiting for them. hundreds of people turning out for these fan who's provided thrilling baseball. that is a a victory over the runner up simply wow. there are a group of players

from the staff. >> you're just the best you can be in that moment of time, then good things will happen. >> and they'll win working on next season. for boys it's back to school. and that will be a grand celebration, thank you. >> and new details are emerging of how far a little leaguer's mom went to see her son play in that tournament. we told you about her having to quit after her boss would not let her take vacation time to travel with the team. her husband is a coach. we now learned she had to fly back to california to drop off her own mom. she flew back, couldn't find a rental car. and she then had to pay a cab driver $400 to get her there. that is dedication.

>> well, those guys did us so proud. >> and there is nice weerj ask we're going see another round of it tomorrow. there is outside from sutro camera, looking north you can see puffy clouds and this is some pretty clouds to look at. ocean beach seen under a little bit of fog this is shallow now. i'll show you that fog along the coastline. hugging parts of the coast. we're not expecting it to move much. 63 half moon bay. 66 san frachblt upper 80s inland. there are highs low to mid-60s

coastside. low 90s around places like livermore this afternoon. there is patchy coastal fog. sunny skies tomorrow, mild owe warm again. a cooler pattern for the end of the week. that is the work week. and here is the computer animation of what is going to happen. we'll see fog right along the coastline into early hours. and there is and may be low on the ground. you'll want to bundle up. look at the pockets, 47 in santa rosa. just take kids to school or you're heading out to work just bundle up. there is fog and watch what happens. the fog starts to peel away. just dissipates. and this is inland areas into

80s and low 90s showing up. weather is quiet. not the case across california from northern california mountains towards central sierra. red flag warnings, gusting winds. low humidity. there is highs for the south bay, 80s tomorrow, 82 degrees in saratoga. mid-70s redwood city. there are downtown san francisco, 68. 64 into sunset district. upper 80s around jant rosa. san rafael, 82 degrees, east bay communities, 74 in oakland. heading inland numbers 90s in livermore, 86 concord. for the monterey bay, 65 in monterey. mid-80s morgan hill and gilroy. accu-weather forecast low 60s to low 90s tomorrow, temperatures dipping a little bit. a trough passes to north.

low 60s to mid-80s and warmer thursday and there is low 80s inland. almost like this weekend there are cooler than normal conditions is going happen again. there is just ahead, drivers closer to winning a small victory against unjustified red light camera tickets. >> at 6:00 michael finney the nine universities in the state singled out excellent and straight value. that is at 6:00. we'll be right back here.

local officials urging people not to be alarmed by a helicopter flying low this week. sky 7 captured video a short time ago of a twin-engine helicopter patrolling the skies. why? the helicopter is measuring radiation levels. information will be use bid homeland security department as a base line to help pinpoint a few tour dirty bomb or terrorist attack. let's hope that never happens and officials say the helicopter is fairly cloud. >> and the state state passed a fwhail establishes standards for red light cameras throughout california making it easier for drivers to fight tickets issued by drivers. many questioned the cameras, some cities have been accused

of using them soley to boost revenue. the author hopes the governor will sign it into law after vetoing last year. >> coming up here out with the old in, with the new. >> new roller coaster taking you for a thrilling spin in santa cruz.

coming up back to the site of the republican convention. tonight the one california mitt romney says he wants to be part of hez cabinet if elected and insight into the new feature that's could be on the iphone 5. that and more coming up at 6:00. >> thrilling news from rollercoaster fans. santa cruz beach board walk reveals the new ride today. >> this you tube video shows under tow in northern california's first spinning rollercoaster. >> it does 360 turns moving at 40 miles per hour. >> and that is making a debut next